Writing-Based Inquiry Seminars:
Descriptions for Spring 2008
(please note: section topics and descriptions are subject to change)
Title: The American President
Course: WBIS 188
Section: 022, 023, 024
Instructor: Niesen
In this course, we shall examine how social trends, historical events, and political maneuvers have determined who our presidents have been, particularly in the 1900s. Various presidents will be investigated for how they won the White House and what they did once they moved in. Presidents and elections of the 19th Century will also be looked at, and the past two elections will certainlly be discussed.